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FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2018, file photo, Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes speaks at the Tabulation and Election Center in Phoenix. The top election official in Arizona's most populous county took the unprecedented step Friday, March 13, 2020, of ordering ballots for next week's Democratic presidential primary mailed to all voters who normally casts ballots at the polls to ensure they can vote with minimal exposure to the new coronavirus. But the move by Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes may not stand and drew some criticism from fellow Democrats, Maricopa County Supervisor Steve Garrado, and Secretary of State Katie Hobbs. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2018, file photo, Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes speaks at the Tabulation and Election Center in Phoenix. The top election official in Arizona's most populous county took the unprecedented step Friday, March 13, 2020, of ordering ballots for next week's Democratic presidential primary mailed to all voters who normally casts ballots at the polls to ensure they can vote with minimal exposure to the new coronavirus. But the move by Maricopa County…

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Election officials: Tuesday primaries on despite virus fears
March 13, 2020 6:03 p.m.

Election officials: Tuesday primaries on despite virus fears

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Elections officials in the four states holding presidential primaries next week say they have no plans to postpone voting amid widespread disruptions caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Instead, they are taking extraordinary steps to ensure that voters can cast ballots and polling places are clean.